Motorcyclist dead after traffic accident in 7th Ward

Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneA New Orleans police officer looks at the male victim's body lying next to a shattered motorcycle as the coroner's van backs up to the scene of a fatal collision between a car and the motorcycle on Franklin Ave. at North Galvez on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

An unidentified 32-year-old man was killed in an accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle this afternoon, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

According to NOPD spokeswoman Hilal Williams, the driver of the motorcycle was headed lakebound on Franklin Avenue when he collided with a Kia driven by a 45-year-old man. The Kia was traveling eastbound on North Galvez Street, Williams said.

The collision occurred in the intersection, Williams said, though it is not clear at this time who was at fault. The accident is under investigation and charges may be pending, Williams said.